Greetings great people. Please I have a question regarding emergency travel ceritifcate (ETC). I need to apply for one for my daughter (a year a few months old) to facilitate our trip to Nigeria. Can I do this on her behalf, presenting all the relevant documents, her birth certificate and a copy of my pasport inclusive, since no capturing is required? Or must I go with her and my wife? I would really prefer to go alone and save them the hassle. No speicific information about children and ETC on the Nigeria high commision website, so any other information regarding the application process will be greatly apprerciated. Thanks.

DonOms:
Congratulations! Welcome to the UK.

Thanks DonOms.

kingsilly:
Were did u submit??

Abuja.

Bambamzzzz:

WOW ,congrat so these people dey work today? chai

The thing even surprise me o. I was actually looking out for it as from Monday. I never knew they could send out such mails on Sunday. All in all, I give all the glory to God.

spikesC:

congrats man

Thanks my man.

Indeed, all the invaluable information and suggestions I gathered from here in no small measure made my visa application process a lot more easier. To the glory of God, I got a mail today that my application has been approved and visa issued after about 4 working days. Special thanks to SpikesC and DonOms.

Allenbaba: Has anybody gone to Abuja without booking an appointment and was attended to? PLEASE!!! I am scared of Teleperformance ooo

Though I booked appointment before going, nobody asked me for it. I was only checked in with my online application print out and my passport.

Allenbaba:

What other options do we have?

From my personal experience, you do not need appointment to submit your application in Abuja. All the security personnel will use to check you in is your online application form print-out and your passport.

Bambamzzzz:

Yes you can because you have deleted the first one

Ok, thanks.

Bambamzzzz:
you will need to delete the one you created and start a new one and you will see where it will ask you which region do you want from the start before putting your name and all

Ok, I get it now, thanks. Upon deletion, hope I can use same information without the system telling me the info already exist? Thanks again.

Bambamzzzz:

Where it will ask you about your region

Thanks, but i still cant get it. Under which of these sections pls: passport and travel information, personal details and travel history, family detail, medical treatment, tier 4 student, additional information?. Many thanks.

Bambamzzzz:

Yes its from the beggining

Please where exactly at the beginning? I went through my application, I could not locate it. I want to be certain I selected Abuja. I will be confirming my application soon since my 28 days is due. Thanks

yinchar:
Try this 094624200, 094624201.

Thanks.

Hello house. Is there anyone that can help me with the email or phone number of the South Africa High Commission, Abuja. I checked their website, but the only phone number I saw there is not going through. Its quite urgent. Many thanks.

spikesC:

You get your activation code from gtbank online banking portal, then move on as directed.

To pay on the visa4uk website, when they send you to worldpay, you'll have the option to chose between mastercard, visa, paga etc.
Just chose mastercard

Ok, I got it now. I already have both codes as they are needed for many online payments and I have been using the master card options since that's the card I use. I had thought it was something a little bit different. Thanks SpikesC for your time.

spikesC:

Good. You can use the mastercard gateway, it is way cheaper than other gateways.

For GTbank mastercard:

You'll need to get your activation code from the internet portal.
Follow all instructions on that page. It should forward you to mastercard secure code website where you have to do a registration.
After the registration, you should have an activation code and a secure code.

You will be required to use those codes to pay via mastercard gateway

Which specific internet portal can I do the registration and so as to have have my activation code and secure code? how do I asses the master card gateway in order to make payment? Sorry for the many questions. I really want to get this thing because that last payment I made online (the transaction was in Pounds Sterling) was not funny at all in terms of the rate. Thanks.

sashacoleman: I actually did mine without my passport because my passport was at the south African embassy. I just went with the data page of my passport and the collection slip for my passport collection to prove that I was being honest.

Exactly what I intend doing because that is the exact situation I am in now. My passport is still with the SA embassy. Where did you do your TB test, Lagos or Abuja?

spikesC:

Do you have a token?

Yes, I do. I have for GTB and Firstbank.

spikesC:

Mastercard via mastercard gateway

I have a GTB master card that I normally use to make payments directly on the website of interest. How exactly do I use the mastercard gateway if it is different from what I have been doing. Thanks.

spikesC:

Depends on the card and payment gateway.
Between 85k and 95k

@ SpikesC, which card and gateway will you recommend? Thanks.

spikesC:
Yes, they only need a copy

Thanks

Greetings great people, please I want to know if I can do my TB test with a photocopy of my passport data page. I have an appointment for 19th August at the Abuja test centre but my passport is unavoidably absent for now. Thanks.

Emmagency:

you cannot... the very best you can do is apply on the day 28th day..and also, I applied on the 21 and got an appointment for 23rd..

Thank. Its just that a friend told me I can pay for my online visa application before printing out my bank statement since my application is deem completed only when I go for my biometrics and submit my supporting documents and not necessary when I pay online. The reason I put up the issue for clarification. Thanks again for ur comment.

ZaraOli: Is there any Brighton University or Sussex student in the house?

Yea, one here.

Please @justwise, SpikesC, DonOms and co, I want to know if I can apply online and pay for my visa application before my fund clocks 28 days. The essence is to get an appointment date as close to the day my fund clocks 28 days as possible. If I should wait till I print my bank statement on the 18th of August before paying for my application, I reasoned it may take another long time before getting an appointment due to the possible queue. Or is it possible for me to fix an appointment at the visa centre without paying for my visa application. I really need clarification here please. Thanks all in anticipation of your comments.

DonOms:

Yes, the minimum is 28 days. It can stay a little more of course but when you print statement, make sure the day of printing is as closest as possible to the day you'll submit documents.

Ok. Thanks again.

bidibudi:
Don't forget your oanda print out for currency exchange for the day in which you are submitting your application

Thanks a bunch. I never knew about this.

DonOms:

You're quite on the right track. However, note that if you submit (or pay) your application on that Tuesday, you may not get appointment for Wednesday, so be prepared for that.
I believe the bank statement is for your personal account and the only document stated in your CAS is your Degree Certificate.

Thanks DonOms for the comment. Yes, I am using my personal account. My degree cert is the only document stated on my CAS. That means the requirement is minimum of 28 days in terms of the fund, but it can stay a little more than that? I was initially concerned with this.

Many thanks Justwise, SpikeC an others for the great job you guys are doing here. Please, I just want to be sure that my calculations and preparations are in order based on what I have read so far here. I deposited the required fund into my account on the 18th of July From my calculations, the 28th day will be on the 15th of August, being a Friday. To be on the safe side, I plan printing on the 18th of August (the 31st day), being Monday since I cant do so on Saturday and Sunday (though I would have preferred any of these days), pay for my online application on Tuesday and book an appointment for Wednesday. Please, am I in order? Secondly, below are the documents I am hoping to use for my application
1. The degree cert with which I got my admission and which is also stated on my CAS
2. My CAS
3. My passport
4. Bank Statement
5. TB test result
6. My visa online application print out
7. My study leave with pay approval letter from my employer (I know this is not mandatory, I just want to include it to add credence to my application)
Please, is there anything I am missing out? Thanks all as I await your invaluable comments

Seriously, this should be thoroughly investigated by the relevant agencies and any one found culpable should be made to face the full weight of the law.